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1. Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI)
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The Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI) ensure strong and effective European integrated border management at the external borders and support the common visa policy ensuring a high level of internal security within the Union while safeguarding the free movement of persons within it.
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2021-2027 Budget:  € 6.38 billion
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Programmes
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Actions funded through BMVI can include a wide range of initiatives, such as:
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• improving border controls, in line with the European Agenda on Migration and in compliance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, enhancing the cooperation at EU level for tasks carried out at borders
• funding efficient services to visa applicants, while maintaining the security and integrity of visa procedures
• investing in common large-scale IT systems in the area of borders management and visa policy, including in their interoperability
• investing in infrastructure and equipment, systems and services, training, exchange of experts, deployment of immigration liaison officers, innovative solutions and new technologies, studies
• providing operating support for the implementation of the European integrated border management and of the common visa policy

Objectives

1. To support an effective European integrated border management at the external borders, implemented by the European Border and Coast Guard as a shared responsibility with the national authorities responsible for border management, to facilitate legitimate border crossings, to prevent and detect illegal immigration and cross-border crime and to effectively manage migratory movements
   
2. To support the common visa policy, to ensure a harmonised approach with regard to the issuance of visas and to facilitate legitimate travel, while helping to prevent migratory and security risks

​Implementation of BMVI

BMVI will be implemented under shared, direct or indirect management.

The largest share will be allocated to the national programmes under shared management.

​BMVI beneficiaries

Examples of beneficiaries of the programmes implemented under this Instrument can be:

• constituent elements of the European Border and Coast Guard, i.e. national authorities of Member States responsible for border management
• state and federal authorities
• local public bodies
• non-governmental organisations
• international organisations
• Union agencies
• private and public law companies
• networks
• education and research organisations

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